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MARC RESEK, 025 CLEVELAND HL t j l tease HTS, 0R30, ASSGNR T0 rtw-TE CLEVELAND 'METAL PRODUGTS COEJPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, fr CORPOR'TO'N QF OHIO.

wien erinnern@ Application led May 1l,

To @ZZ whom t may concerns:

Be it known that l, MARC lnsnir, a citizen ot the United States, residingr at Cleveland Heights, in the county oit @uy/ahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a ertain new and useful improvement in Vliet: Cleaners; ot which the following,v is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompariyinp,l drawings.

My invention relates to means tor cleaning' wicks oi oil burners. rlhis act when properly done involves removing the char, smoothing' down the end of the wick and shapingit to a well defined and even enge so that it will produce a perfect flame.

The primary objectoif the invention is to provide a device which may be readily used by persons, however inexperienced they may be, iter cleaning' wicks el oil burners and which by reason ol its character insures a proper pertorn'iance of the `acts above enumerated.

Other objects et the invention are to provide a device of the aforesaid character which, when rotated in one direction, will clean and shape the wick and, when rotated in the reverse direction, will smoothA or iron out the wick; to provide a wick cleaner or trimmer havingl a cutting; edge that is inclined to the direction of its travel so that it will produce a shaving action on the wick and shear the wick in a lateral direction rather than in a direction parallel with the direction of travel, as in a radial direction rather than a circumferential direction when used in conjunction with tubular wicks; to provide a wick cleaner or trimmer ot the aforesaid character wherein the cutting,` parts do not contact with the metal parts ot the burner to the end that said burner parts will not be scratched or worn away by the use of the cleaner; to provide a device et the foregoing character which in its cleaning operation picks up and retains the char that is removed from the wick and prevents its 'tallingj into the burner or trom lodging upon. parts of the burner which support elements that are required to bear an accurate relation to the wick; to provide a device ot' the aioresaid character which is de ned ttor use with a burner involving a stop and which is so related to the stop that only a limited amount can be removed 1922. Serial NO. 559,987.

.from the burned portion of the wick, thereby insuring a denite relation between the wick stop and said portion; and to provide an impiement of ther aforesaid character which designed especially for use with burners involving air distributing` members or flame sjneaflers and which in the performance ot its work maintains a uniform space between the burned portion of the wick and the adjacent air directing` portion of the distributing` member or i'lame spreader.

Further objects will become apparent as this description proceeds, among` which are the provision ot a comparatively simple and inexpensive device, preferably constructed entirely of sheet metal stampings; and through which the objects already enumerated are eii'ectually attained.

Several embodiments oi the invention are illustrated in the drawings accompanying and formingl a part hereof and wherein Fig. l shows a burner in sectional side elevation with the present preferred form of my wick cleaner in operative position; Fig. l"L is an enlargement of a part ci Fig'. l; Fig. 2 is a top plan view ot the device; Figi'. 2a is a sectional detail on the line @1 -2 ot the preceding view; Fig. 3 a bottom plan view ot the device; Fig. lis a sectional view through the burner, at right angles to Fig. l, showing an air distributing' member or Vtiame spreader applied to it; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation ot a burner having associated with it another form ot my invention; 6 is a bottom plan view oi the cleaner shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a view, similar to Fig. 5, illust-rating a further modification oi the invention; Fig. 8 is a plan view oi what is shown in Fig. 7, the burner parts being indicated in dot-anddash lines; Figs. 9 and 10 are sectional side elevations et the upper portion of a burner showing,` associated therewith a form of my invention which interloeks with the wick stop mechanism, the Yformer view illustrab ing the parts as they are when the wick is down and the cleaner is resting on the wick tubes, and the latter view showing` the parts with the wick at the limit of its upward movement and the cleaner supported by a part oi the structure in given relation to the wick; Fig. il is a plan view of the form et the invention illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary section through what is known as a giant7 burner which is sometimes incorporated in stoves employing also the smaller burners shown in the preceding views, and the form of the invention illustrated in connection with this larger burner involves two cleaners of sizes corresponding to the two sizes of burners so that it may be used with both; and Jlfig. 13 is a top plan view of the cleaner illustrated in Fig. 12.

Reference may be had to the application of Lee S. Chadwick, Serial No. 528,813, filed January 12, 1922, and entitled Auto matic wi k stops, for a full and complete disclosure of the type of burner in connection with which l have herein illustrated my present invention; and an application filed by said Lee S. Chadwick and myself on the same date, and bearing' Serial No. 528,883, contains a full and complete disclosure of the air controllingl men'iber or flame spreader, with the latch mechanism for locking;l it to the wick stop mechanism7 shown in Fig. 4 of the present case.

lith particular reference to Fi il, the burner comprises, gener-allv inner and outer wick tubes l and 27 respec ely, which are joined together at their lower ends by an annular wall 3. thereby7 to enclose wick space 4- that contains a tubular wick f, sup ported by a wick carrier G having a member 7 applied to its lower end. T ie member 7 has a radial arm 8 extending` inwardly7 into an offset 9 of the inner wick tube. A rod 10 has its lower end secured to the arm 8 and its upper end extended through a sleeve 11 that rises from the top wall 12 of the offset 9. rShe upper end of the rod 10 is connected to a rack member 18 which er; tends downwardlyv and with a toothed pon tion 14- whereof a pinion l5 meshes. The pinion is secured to a wick raising; spindle 16 journaled in opposed parts of a bracket 17 that is applied to and depends from the offset portion 9 of the inner wick tube, said bracket having an opening through which the rack member 12 reciprocates. hand wheel 20 is applied to the forward end of the spindle 1G, and ratchet wheel 2l is secured to the rear end thereof. Supported for vertical movement within the upper end of the inner wick tube is an annulus 25 that has secured to it a frame 28, the lower end of which is held slidably engaged with the lower portion of they bracket 17 by overturned portions 27 and 28 of said bracket. The portion 28 is otl'set from the body portion of the bracket 17 enough to receive bctween it and said bony portion the lower end of the frame 26 and pawl carryino; mein ber 30 that is pivoted at 81 to said frame. rlhe member 30 carries a resili sit pawl 32. the nose 33 whereof is adapted to engage th@ teeth of the ratchet wheel 2l, and it is limit- 1 and ed in its"inovement by a stop 34e which consists of a plate that is attached to the member 30 and which has a notch that embraces the pawl7 all of which. is fully disclosed in the above mentioned application of Lee Fi. lChadwick.

Pivotally supported, through pins 40, from the upper end of the frame 2G are latching elen'ients or tuinblers ll that are limited in their pivotal movement and maintained in proper relation to the frame by hooks Ll2 that are engaged througjgh openings 43 in the tuinblers.

An air controlling` member or llame spreader 45 is adapted to be inserte.;L within the upper end ot the burner and to rest upon the annulus Sait member or llame spreader has an annular shoulder fl over and into engagement with which toe keeper portions l? or the tuinblers ll are adapted to be moved by a, pin 48 when its tapered lower end is inserted between the tumblers. rlhe pin 48 is guided wit-hin a hole in the top wall of the spreader and through a member t9 depending' from said wall. itsy upward movement with respect to spreader being' limited bv the engagement of a shoulder 50 on the pin with the member 49. The pin is equipped with a head 51 by means of which it may be grasped when lifting;` the spreader, the pin serving; as a manual lifter for the spreader as well as an automatic actuator for the latching` means. the weight of the pin causing it to descend and spread the tumblers and engragg'e their: with the shoulder 4l@ as above described. rlhe air distributingI member or spreader 41.5 incorporates a flange 55 disposed above the wick.

By reference especially to the above inentioned Chadwick application, it will be seen that when the wick is turned down, the flange 55 descends 'into the wick space :i material distance below the upper ends ol he wiel; tubes. To raise l the the wick t dlc 16 is rotatedj by teans o. wheel 2On to the rioht as the pa illustrated7 the driving` connections the spindle and wick being effected hro the pinion 15, rack member 13. member 7. i

its the wirk rises it engages flange 55 of the flame spreader and .lifts the flame sfpireadcr. By reason of the connor:u tion of the flame spreaoer with the frame 25. tl rough the latrh niechaui above de scribed. the frau-ie is lifted and with it the pawl cariyinggY member lt may be eX- plained that when the parts are in normal condition with the wick down, the nose ot the pawl B2 Y is below the roam of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 21, and that` the pawl carryingr member is restricted to a substan tially vertical course durin its initial movement by the overturned portion 28 of the bracket 17. During the incipient upward movement of the frame 26, the pawl carrying member is lifted to present the nose of the pawl 32 to the teeth of the ratchet wheel 21 so that said ratchet whee piclrs up the pawl and, through said pawl, the member 30, and frame 26, lifts the aunulus 25 and consequently the flame spreader which rests thereon, removing the flange of the flame spreader from the wirk. This movement continues until the rotation of the pawl carrying member 3() is arrested by the engagement of its stop 5G with the edge of the frame 26, in which position the parts are shown in Fig. 4i. Since theJ pinion 15 and the ratchet wheel 21 are secured to the spindle 16, the spindle is restrained against further rotation and the wick against further upward movement. Consequently, a fixed relation is established between the upper end of the wick and the adjacent edge of the flange 55. lt is understood, of course, that the wick may be adjusted between its high position and its lowest burning position, which latter position is in the vicinity of the upper ends of the wiel: tubes, but the wich must never approach the flange more closely than in the relation established as aforesaid. ln view of this l have taken the high position of the wick as the most favorable condition under which to clean it by means of my improved device. There-- fore, l have shown the wick in high position in Fig. 1 as being acted upon by the cleaner.

ln its present preferred form, my improved cleaner comprises a body portion GO which may be formed of sheet metal with a cylindrical lower portion 61 and a correspondingly shaped upper portion 69. 'of a lesser diameter and which is joined to the portion 61 by an inclined wall 63. A sleeve 64 surrounds the portion 61 and is substantially co-extensive therewith. At its lower end the sleeve is flanged inwardly, as at 65, and at its upper end is flared outwardly to provide a wick engaging flange 6G which, with the inclined wall G3 of the body 60, forms a trough. The wick engaging flange GG has a taper corresponding to that of the upper end of the wick, and preferably equally spaced about the flange 6G are tangential slots G7. Adjacent the corresponding` edges of the several slots the material of the flange is curled upwardly, as indicated at (i8, while the edges opposite the portions 68 are made sufficiently sharp to constitute cutting blades (39. ln actual practice, l employ a coniiparativcly thin metal and swage the edge portion sufliciently to remove any burr which may be produced from the stamping operation. and in case heavier metal is employed, the edge may be swaged, chamfered or otherwise treated to malte it sharp enough to serve the intended purpose. A wick sizer 70, in the present instance in the form of an annular channel member that is substantially lil-shaped in cross section, is applied to the 'underside of the wick engaging flange adjacent its periphery, the edge of the inner flange of said member abutting the under surface of the wick engaging fiange inwardly of the outer ends of the slots 67, while the edge portion of the outer flange of said member is curled about the edge of the flange 66, as shown at 71, thereby to secure the wick sizer in place, The sleeve G4, of which the wick engaging flange 66 is a part, may be secured to the portion 6l of the body GO by indentations, spot welding, soldering, or other suitable means.

fn using this form of my invention, the wick is turned to high position in the manner previously described and necessarily while the flame spreaderl 45 occupies its position in the burner. The flame spreader is then lifted from the burner by grasping it by the knob 51 of the pin -S, the initial upward movement of the pin releasing the locking elements or tumblers 41 so that they are at liberty to swing inwardly away from the shoulder i6 of the flame spreader and allow the flame spreader to be bodily lifted from the burner through the instrumentality of the pin 48. The user then grasps the cleaner by the reduced upper end of the body and lowers it into the top of the burner until the bottom flange bears upon the annulus 25, the proportions being such that when the bottom flange bears upon the annulus, the wiel; engaging fiange GG bears with proper degree of pressure upon the charred top of the wick. TWhile the wick sizer extends below the upper end of the outer wick tube and is intended to cooperate therewith for the purpose of centralizing the cleaner within the burner, it is enough larger in diameter than said tube to be spaced therefrom very slightly during the cleaning operation so as not to scratch or w ar the end of the wich tube. The rela-- tions are best illustrated in the enlarged detail of Fig. 1a.

`With the cleaner in place, the user rotates it alternately in opposite directions a distance at least somewhat greater than the distance between the slots 67. [is the device is herein illustrated, when it is turned to the right, the blades G9 shear the char from the wick, and, when rotated in the opposite direction, the edge portions 68 smooth or iron out the surface of the wick. By reason of the inclination of the slots, a desirable shaving action is produced in a direction tending to flare the wick outwardly at its upper end. rlhe wick is restrained from und-ue fiaring, however, by the sizer .TO, the edge of the wick being confined within the angle between the sizer and the wick engaging flange and having thus imparted to it a smooth and even edge which insures a perfect flame.

The char which is removed from the wiel; tails into and is retained by the trough formed by the lian ge 06 and the wall 63 and is thus prevented from falling upon the ann ulus 25 or other parts of the burner.

lt will be seen from the 'foregoing description that by the use the cleaner a deiinite distance is established between the annulus and the upper end oit the wick. Therefore, when the cleaner is removed and the Allame spreader is returned to its position within the burner, a proper spacing between the upper end oit the wick and the flange 55 ot the spreader is assured.

ln the term ot the invention illust ated in Figs. 5 and 0, the body 7 5 of the cleaner has its lower end flanged at 76, and its other end equipped with a knob 77 by means ot which the device may be turned. is in the former instance, the both7 portion is made up of cylindrical port-ions ot ditl'erent diameters with a shoulder 7 9 between them, and to this shoulder secured the wiel: engaging 'flange 79 which is provided with slots S9, corresiiondin,Q` to and being el the same turc as the slots 67 ot the former embodiment. ln this modiiication the sizing of the wiclr is accomplished by elements 91 which are termed ot strap metal, terminating in lugs 82 at their ends by means or which they are secured to the llange and having depending loops adjacent their ends which ez-:tend through slots in the flange and a central upwardly extending loop rllhe sizing elements are shown as of like number with the slots and as spaced midway between. them. @bvicusly there may be any desired number ot' either the slots or sizers. rlhe operation of this l'orm of the invention practically identical with that ot the torni above described.

In Figs. 7 and S I have shown a cleaner comprising a body 85, having a crank 88 applied to its upper end by means o which the cleaner may be turned when resting' with its lower end upon the annulus 25. Studs 90 extend outwardly and upwardly from the peripheral portion ot' the body S5 and carry tapered rollers 91 which engage the upper end of the wick, the axes ot the rollers preferably radiating from the center of divergence oit the upper end ot' the wick. Blades 92 are journaled upon the studs 90 between the rollers and the adjacent part of the body 85 and their cutting` edges are arranged to bear upon the top et the wich. ln this term oit the invention the blades shear oil the carbon with an angle cut, as in the previous instances, and the rollers 91 serve to smooth the wich.

`With the forms ot the invention above described, l depend upon the air distributing member or flame spreader for throwing into operation the wick stop mechanism which determines the high or trimming position ot the wich. ln the modilication illustrated in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, and which l shall nent describe, the cleaner' itseli incorporates means tor throwing the wich stop mechanism into operation, obviating the use of the air distributing member or flame spreader tor this purpose.

rlhis form of tl e invent-ion comprises, generally, two relatively movable units. The iirst, which l shall designate fr, comprises a body 95 which corresponds in shape with the body ol" the llame spreader and which incorporates a shoulder lle into engagement with which the keeper portions L17 ot' the locking elements or tumblers 1-1 are adapted to be engaged when said elements or tumbler-s spread apart by the pin 51S, the unit l being properly positioned in the burner by the engagement of its base ilange 99 with the annulus I' attached to the body 95 for rotation -with respect thereto is a member 97 having a series et peripheral depending proi 98 which align with and are adapted to e; tend through slots in the wiel; engaging il.. e 190, which is a part ot the second unit designated B. rlhe flange 100 's carried by a sleeve 101 which loosely surlounds the lower portion ot the unit fr and las applied to underneath side a wick sir/.er 102. t'cppcsod to 'the depending i'iange of the wiel; sizer is a 'lange 103 ot an annular member that occupies the lower portion of the wicir engaging lanfgge and which is adapted to centralize the device within the burner by cooperation with the upper end of the inner wick tube. rllhe sleeve 191 and member 97 are held against relative turning by a linger that rises from one side o1" the sleeve 101 and extends through a slot 106 in the member 97.

llith the wick down, as shown in Fig. 9, the cleaner is inserted into the upper end oli the burner and its base A[lange 90 comes to rest upon the annulus 25 thus positioning the shoulder d6 in locking relation to the elements l1 so that when the pin 48 is released and allowed to descend, its tapered lower end spreads the elements Ll1 so that their keepers i7 eng said shoulder to lool: the unit A. to the ame 20 precisely as a ilan'ie spreader is locked to said Yframe. rlhe wick engaging Vflange 100 rests upon the upper ends ot the wich tubes, and the prongs 99 ot the member 97 extend through the slots in the wick engaging tiange and into the wiel:

. 'l 'Y i i space oi the burner. llfhen the wich is raised, it engages the prongs 98 and, through them and the member 97 litts the unit A and with it the trame 2G to throw the wich stop mechanism into operation, eztactly as hereinbcl'ore described. linmediately the trame 26 is elevated at a considerably higher rate of speed than that at which the wich is traveling which causes the body 95 to be lifted to the position shown in Fig. 10. At a given point in its upward travel, the base flange 96 of unit A picks up the sleeve 101 of unit B and lifts the wick engaging flange 10() to what corresponds with the high position of the wick, the wick following until its upper end is engaged with said flange. "With the parts in this condition, the operator may rotate unit B, the device functioning in its cleaning operation like the forms already described. The slots oit' the wick engaging flange 100 are designated 10T.

ln certain types oil oil stoves there are burners of diflerent sizes. ln Fig. 12 l have indicated a larger burner, known as a giant burner, which is used in stoves also employing the smaller burners illustrated in the preceding views; and l have shown associated with the cgiant burner a form of my invention incorporating cleaners for the wicks of both giant and smaller' burners. The body 11() of the composite cleaner 'terminates at its lower end in an enlarged cylindrical portion 111 that is surrounded by a sleeve 112, flanged inwardly at 113 below the corresponding end of the portion 111, and which flares outwardly at its upper end to provide a wick engaging flange 114iA to the edge portion oi' which is applied the wick sizer 115. The flange 11d is provided with slots 11G for trimming and smoothing the wick. Set within the smaller end of the body 110 is an element 120 constituting the cleaner l'or the wicks of smaller burners. The element has, at one end, a base flange 121 and, at its opposite end, an enlargement 122 which fits within the body 110. Between the enlargement 122 and the smaller end there is an inclined wick engaging flange 123 which is provided with slots 12st for trimming and smoothing` the wick. rlhe smaller end of the body portion 110 is curled over and inwardly against the wick engaging flange 143 to provide a wick sizer 125. The manner of using this form of' the invention is obvious from the explanation given hereinbefore in connection with the other forms.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

1. A device for cleaning circular wicks, said device being adapted to be inserted within the upper end of the wick and having an annular flange engaging the top of the wick, said flange being provided with a series of slots extending across the wick, the edge portions adjacent the corresponding sides olf the various slots serving as cutting edges for removing char from the wick, while the opposite edge portions are formed to smooth the wick, the edge portions acting to perform their respective lunctions when the device is rotated alternately in opposite directions.

2. A. cleaner for cylindrical wicks of tubular burners that is adapted to bel inserted within the upper end of the burner and positioned thereby, said cleaner having an outwardly extending flange adapted to engage the top o the wick, said flange having slots extending diagonally across the top of' the wick, the edge portions adjacent corresponding sides el the various slots constituting cutting blades for removing char trom the wick when the cleaner is rotated in one direction, the edge portions adjacent the opposite sides of the slots being formed to smooth the wick when, the cleaner is rotated in the opposite direction, and a wick sizer depending from the peripheral portion of the flange and arranged to be engaged by the edge portion of the wick.

il cleaner for cylindrical wicks of tubular burners wherein the top surface of the wick diverges upwardly, the cleaner comprising` a body adapted to be inserted within the upper end of the burner, and an inverted t'rusto conical flange extending outwardly from the body portion for engagement with the top surface of the wick, said flange having slots that extend diagonally across the wick, the edge portions adjacent the corresponding sides of the several slots constituting cutting blades for removing char from the wick when the cleaner is rotated in one direction, while the edge portions adjacent the opposite sides of the slots are turned upwardly so as to smooth the wick when the cleaner is rotated in a reverse direction, the inclination of the cutting edges being such as will cause the upper end of the wick to be flared outwardly, and a wick sizer depending from the peripheral portion of the flange and wherewith the edge portion of the wick engages.

1l. A wick cleaner of the character set forth comprising a cylindrical body portion, a sleeved member applied to the lower end of said body portion and having an outwardly flared upper end constituting a wick engaging flange, a series of slots lin said flange, the edge portions adjacent the corresponding sides of the several slots constituting cutting blades for shearing char from the wick when the cleaner is rotated in one direction, the edge portions adjacent the opposite sides of the slots being formed to smooth the wick when the cleaner is rotated in the reverse direction, and a wick sizer applied to and depending from the peripheral portion of the wick engaging flange and wherewith the edge portion of the wick engages.

5. ln combination with a burner incorporating stop means for positioning t-he burned end of the wick at a definite elevation, a device including a wick cleaning element, said device cooperating with the 'burner in such manner as to locate the eleanin element in a oosition to remove' a limited amount of material from the Wick when the Wick is at the aforesaid definite elevation.

G. ln combination with a burner incorporating a supporting part and Wick stop mechanism for positioning the burned end ot the Wick in a given position with respect to said supporting part, a cleaner including a cleaning element that is presented in operative relation to the burned end of the wick when another part of the cleaner is engaged with the supporting part ot the burner and the burned end ot the Wick is in the aforesaid Agiven position.

7. ln combination With a burner incorporating a supporting part and Wick stop mechanism for positioning` the burned end o1 the Wick in a given position with respect to said supporting part, a Wick cleaner including a cleaning element that is engaged with the burned end of the Wick When the same is in the aforesaid given position and a part oi: the cleaner is brought to rest upon the aforesaid supporting part oithe burner, the cleaning element serving to remove the char from the Wick when the cleaner is moved with respect to the burner on said supporting part.

8. ln combination vvith a burner incorporating a Wick, an air distributing member, and means establishing a. deiinite relation between the Wick and said member therebv7 to properlj,v position the Wick for cleaning, and further means adapted to be maintained at a given elevation b v cooperation with the burner tor cleaning the Wick When it occupies the aforesaid position.

9. In combination With a burner incorporating Wick raising means, Wick stop mechanism, and an air distributing member, the air distributing member having a part arranged to be engaged by the vviclr and through which the member is elevated When the Wick is raised, operative connections through which movement of the air distributing member couples the Wick stop mechanism With the Wick raising means thereby to stop the Wick at a given elevation, and a Wick cleaner adapted to assume the position of the air distributing member in the burner and including a cleaning element that is presented in operative relation to the burned end oi the vviclr when the cleaner is in such position.

l0. lin combination with a burner incorporating Wick raising means, wick stop mechanism that is movable into operative connection ivit-h the Wick raising means, said mechanism involving a supporting member, an air distributor adapted to rest upon the supporting member and have interlocking engagement with the Wiel; stop mechanism so as to move therewith, the air distributer having a part disposed Within the path of the Wick so that when the wick stop cou-

il. combination with a burner incorporating n'icl raising means, Wiel; stop ineciianism movable into operative connection with the iviclr raising mear 4, a member movable with the ivicl op mechanism. and a evice adapted to r upon said member a linliiig eng gement therewith so as to be movable with the member, the device having a part disposed in the path ot the ivicl; so as to be engaged and moved by tee wick when the wick is raised thereby to couple the wick stop mechanism with the iviclr raisins' means and arrest movement ot cir rais ng means when the burned end el the iviclr has attained a given elevation, the device including a iviclr cleaning element that is disposed in operative relation to the burned end ol the vriclr when said end olf jthe niet occupies the aforesaid elevated position.

in combination with a burner incorioriting ivielr raising means and iviclr stop clanisni arrzviuged to be coupled with means, :leaner adapted to have operaconnection with the Wiel; stop mecham and including a part disposed in the or the wiel( so thaty when the ivicl; is v -@ed it will engage said part and move cl saitV cleaner to couple the Wiel; stop mechanism with the Wiel( raising means, the stop *riechanisni sewing to arrest movement of the vviclr raising means when the burned end oi" the wick has attained a given elevation, the cleaner including Wick cleaning element that is positioned in operative relation to the burned end of the vvick when said end has ained the aforesaid elevation.

AVVith a burner incorln combination poi-ating wiel-1 raising means and wick stop mechanism arranged to be coupled with said mea s, a cleaner including tivo relatively movable units, the lirst ot said units being adapted to have locking engagement with the iviclr stop mechanism and having' a part disposed in the path. o1c the vviclr so that v-:hen the wick elevated it will engage said part and lift said unit to effect a coupling oit the .vici: stop mechanism with the Wick raising means, the wick raising means being capable ot' a limited movement after the Wick stop mechanism is coupled therewith, said means acting to lift the first unit with its aforesaid part beyond the reach of the wick and to raise the wick with its burned end at a given elevation, the second unit of the cleaner including wick cleaning means that is supported by the first unit in substantially the plane of the burned end of the wick.

letln combination with a burner incorporating wick raising means, wien; stop mechanisn'i movable into and out of driving connection with the wich raising means, a cleaner vincorporating two units that are relatively movable in a vertical direction, the first unit being arranged to have interlocking engagement with the wiet; stop mechanism so as to be movable therewith and having elements extending over and arranged to t epend into the wich space of the burner, the second unit including a wich engaging flange having openings wherewith said elements register, the wick when elevated serving to lift the lirst unit through its engagement with the aforesaid elements thereby to move the wick stop mechanism and couple it with the wick raising means, the wicl raising means having a limited movement after the wiel( stop mechanism has been coupled with it and serving during such limite-d` movement to lift the iirst unit and elevate the aforesaid elements beyond the high position of the wielr, a part of the first unit engaging a part of the second unit to lift the latter so that its wick engaging' flange is disposed in operative relation to the wick, said flange having wick cleaning parts which remove the char from the wick when the cleaner is rotated with respect thereto.

l5. il wick cleaner comprising a body, a

fla-nge extending therefrom for engagement with the burned end of the wick, a plurality of slots in said llange, the edge portions whereof serve as cutting elements for removing chal1 from the wick, and a plurality of wick sizers supported in spaced relation to each other by said flange, each sizer comprising a strap having depending loops that straddle the wick and one of which is adapted to be engaged by the edge cit the wick.

16. El composite wiel; cleaner of the character' set forth comprising a circular body, a wick engaging flange surrounding and eX- terior of" one end of the body, a wick sizer applied to the peripheral portion of said wick engaging flange, and a llange surrounding the interior of the opposite end of said body, the adjacent end of the body being extended beyond the last mentioned flange to constitute a wick sizer, said flanges having slots the edge portions whereof constitute wiel; cleaning blades.

l?. ln combination with a burner incorporating a wick, a device including a cutting part for removing material from the burned end of the wick, and means for supporting the device in operative relation to the burner with its cutting part spaced from any metallic parts of the burner.

1S. A wick cleaner for tubular wicks comprising an inverted frusto-coniea-l member having a part for removing char from the wick and which is adapted to be applied to the top of the wick and rotated with respect thereto whereby said part will form on the wiel: an upwardly diverging top surface.

ln testimony whereof, l hereunto ailiX my signature.

MARC RESEK. 

